diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index aa9d833..4141898 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,15 +17,13 @@
 
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := help
 
-TOP         ?= .
-MAKEDIR     ?= $(TOP)/makefiles
-
 $(if $(VERBOSE),$(eval export VERBOSE=$(VERBOSE))) # visible to include(s)
 
 ##--------------------##
 ##---]  INCLUDES  [---##
 ##--------------------##
-include $(MAKEDIR)/include.mk
+-include config.mk
+include makefiles/include.mk
 
 # Variables
 VERSION                    ?= $(shell cat ./VERSION)
@@ -184,9 +182,9 @@
 	${GOCOVER_COBERTURA} < $(tests-coverage).out > $(tests-coverage).xml ;\
 	exit $$RETURN
 
-clean: distclean ## Removes any local filesystem artifacts generated by a build
+clean :: distclean ## Removes any local filesystem artifacts generated by a build
 
-distclean sterile: ## Removes any local filesystem artifacts generated by a build or test run
+distclean sterile :: ## Removes any local filesystem artifacts generated by a build or test run
 	$(RM) -r ./sca-report
 
 mod-update: ## Update go mod files
@@ -207,7 +205,7 @@
 ## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # For each makefile target, add ## <description> on the target line and it will be listed by 'make help'
 ## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-help: ## Print help for each Makefile target
+help :: ## Print help for each Makefile target
 	@echo "Usage: make [<target>]"
 	@echo "  help        This message"
 	@echo "  todo        Future enhancements"